Young Doctors Urge Swift Amendment to TC Law to Curb Non-communicable Diseases and Safeguard Youth
Young doctors have called for the swift amendment of the tobacco control law to prevent non-communicable diseases (NCDs) such as heart disease and cancer, and to protect children from tobacco-related risks. They stated that the current law is not aligned with the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), and that failure to amend it will hinder public health protection and progress toward achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
The demand was made today (October 22) at a seminar titled “Need to Amend the Tobacco Control Law for NCD Prevention and Youth Protection: The Role of Young Physicians” organized by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh at the CIRDAP Auditorium in Dhaka.
Dr. Farzana Rahman Munmun, Joint General Secretary of the P...